Agriculture
Over 90 trained in advancing climate-smart agriculture in Guyana
Press Release: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), successfully conducted a series of training sessions on Integrated Crop Production Management and Digital Sensor Systems under Protected Cultivation. The training commenced at the Mangrove Centre...
Guyana strengthening disease surveillance, veterinary systems to secure livestock sector
Disease surveillance and veterinary services are being prioritised as Guyana ramps up its efforts to produce high quality livestock and...
Another record-breaking rice harvest as production surpasses 800,000 tonnes
Guyana’s rice industry is on track to achieve another historic year, with production already surpassing the 800,000-tonne mark before the...
Pres. Ali warns: unless regional private sector acts, C’bbean leaders will be forced to look abroad
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Unless Caribbean private sector players deepen partnerships to satisfy the food demands of the region, Guyana’s...
No more ‘artificial’ barriers to trade as Guyana, T&T put aside differences
Non-tariff barriers have constrained intra-regional trade but Guyana and the Twin Island Republic Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) are hoping to...
Worry for policy makers as some importers, distributors ‘threatened’ by regional food plan
Guyana is leading the well-supported plan of growing more food and slashing costly imports within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) but some...
Hemp cultivation aims to boost economic activities in Regions 6, 10 – Mustapha
Following the successful passage of the Industrial Hemp Bill in the National Assembly last Monday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said...
Pres. Ali heading to Trinidad for State Visit, region’s second agri-investment forum
President Dr. Irfaan Ali will depart Guyana for Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) later today (Wednesday, August 17) on a State...
Rice exported from Guyana free of pesticides – Agri Minister asserts amid EU concerns
Amid worry over pesticide residue in rice, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says the product is monitored by food seevral bodies...
Blairmont Estate workers call for management shake-up at GuySuCo
See the full statement from the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) below: Shop stewards and several workers of...
Region 7 man dies from COVID; 45 new cases recorded
A 52-year-old man from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday. The...
With list verified, thousands of Reg. 2 farmers receive promised fertiliser relief
More than 15,000 farmers in Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) on Thursday began receiving vouchers for free fertiliser as part of...
Big contracts to support sugar, livestock production awarded
The Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday awarded 13 contracts totaling $610.3 million aimed at improving the production of sugar and...
Hemp decriminalised with passage of Bill but jail time remains for illegal cultivation
In keeping with the government’s promise to see the orderly development of the local hemp industry, the National Assembly on...
Over 154, 000 pounds of shrimp produced locally in June
Over 154, 000 pounds of shrimp were produced at the brackish water shrimp project in June, signaling a big boost...
GuySuCo gets $3.4B more; Agri. Minister says full reopening of Rose Hall Estate soon
The government’s request for an additional $3.4 billion for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) was approved by the National Assembly...
New Andrews pump station to drain 8,000 acres of rice lands
A new pump station being constructed at Plantation Andrews, Region Two (Pomeroon – Supenaam) will significantly improve drainage for some...
No ‘blind investments’ as enumerators commence training to survey agri sector
Employees of the Agriculture Ministry commenced training on Friday to become enumerators who will later carry out surveys to acquire...
Black belly sheep from Barbados to help reduce Guyana’s food import bill
Guyana’s import bill is expected to be further reduced with the arrival of the first flock of black belly sheep...
Fishing licenses no hindrance to ‘strategic’ Guyana/ Suriname relations
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy In the Upper Corentyne region of Guyana, there are scores of Guyanese fisherfolk who ply their...
Corentyne rice farmers secure assurances that all access dams will be fixed
Rice farmers from the #52 to #74 area on the Corentyne Coast in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) were...
